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we are having a meet in March on the 25th in Bristol if you fancy it?

Thanks

What time, where and what does it involve???

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Hi all,
we are newbies (colin, Barbara & Dafydd) currently living in Dunedin NZ we moved here from Devon Oct 2005 and want out...We are looking at a move across the ditch and we need as much info as we can get.
I am a Civil Engineer (47 yrs old) and I have seen a number of vacancies offering salaries between $54 - 59K not knowing what the cost of living is in OZ I am curious to know if that is a reasonable amount that a family of three could live on. Hopefully my 20 yr old son would get a visa that would allow him to work NZ immigration only gave him a visitors visa and he has not been allowed to work although he really wants to. My wife would look for some part time work. Looking at the moment at Queensland or NSW any help or advice gratefully received.....

:confused: :confused:

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We will be going on a 136 visa. Just trying to sort an agent now, i think we are going with 1st Contact, dont know if anyones used them or heard of them?

im just constantly :confused: lol

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hi, we are with 1st contact and so far they seem to be great, our agent has regular contact with us and has helped us so much preparing for the TRA all at no extra cost hope this helps
kate :thumbup:

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Hello Mark and Kate, Myself and Steph are wanting to stop off in Perth,My brother has joined the Aus Army and will be based in Darwin,i know old Army friends living in Brisbane.Steph and i have an appointment with a consultant on Monday,the consultant mentioned that he can get me employment in Bunbury,so things are going ok at the moment,give us a shout if you need help.Regards Phil & Steph.

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hi phil and steph will do that's very kind of you, good luck for monday let me know how you get on.
regards
kate n mark:)

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I salute you!

I have two, 4 + 3, and that's more than enough to send me booking in for an early grave....;)

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ive always been a bit mad :p

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Just my 'two penny worth' based on our experience in obtaining PR Visas back in 2002. You might want to try Parris & Shah in Sydney.(http://www.parrisandshah.com.au) We used them from here in UK and they were really on the ball. The process took a little time (18 months.), but I think that was because we wanted to reside in Sydney.

IMHO an agent based in Australia will be more successful in getting what you need. These guys have the bottom line on all the legal issues and present your application with a full legal argument as to why you qualify, provided you meet the criteria to start with of course. (They'll tell you that before progressing.)

I'm not sure how they compare cost-wise, but they are worth the money......and no, we're not on commission !! Just happy to recommend a good agent in what can be a very fraught and expensive process.

Best of luck and hope it all works out. ;)

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Thanks for your advice i will give them a look :)